Many people believe that what has happened during the campaign is a case of conscience rather than a matter of law.

许多人认为，竞选中发生的事是个涉及到良心的问题，而不是什么法律问题。

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This is the case when a man "takes little trouble to find out what is true and good, or when conscience is by degrees almost blinded through the habit of committing sin."

「当人对探求真理及美善不大注意，或因犯罪习惯而良心变得几乎盲目时」，就会发生此种情况。

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His biggest test of conscience, however, came in a different case.

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